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Don’t Make These 7 Personal Loan Mistakes

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Don't make these 7 mistakes with personal loans

At some point in your life, you will probably be applying for a personal loan to finance your dream home. However, it is important for you to be extra careful when applying for a personal loan. There are a few common mistakes people make that end up jeopardizing their financial status. Let’s have a look at a list of seven common mistakes that people tend to make while availing a personal loan, or an installment loan. 1. Grabbing the first loan that is offered Since an individual loan is an unsecured loan which does not require you to provide collateral, the rates of interest are…
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6 Reasons Hard Money Loans Can Be A Smart Choice

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Due to your credit history, risk elements of your property, or other reasons, your investment, commercial, or residential loan request may not be approved by conventional lenders like banks because the loan scenario does not fall within their standard risk parameters. In such circumstances, hard money loans come in handy. This article will discuss top six reasons hardy money loans can be a smart choice for you. What are the benefits that make hard money loans a smart choice? 1. Hard money loans fund projects that conventional lenders will not want to even consider. There are situations a bank or some other traditional lender would…
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5 Major Myths About Real Estate Investing

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Myths and facts about real estate investing

Looking to invest your extra cash in the hopes of turning a profit? Curious about whether or not stocks, bonds, or real estate opportunities might be good options for you to explore as a means of making a little money? The first step is to gather information and know the facts when it comes to investing. Whether you’re looking to win big on Wall Street or just make a dollar or two and buy of bonds, information is key. Lately, real estate has been growing in popularity as a promising investment avenue for potential investors. More and more Americans are taking their chances in the real…
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The 10 Cheapest States to Invest in Real Estate

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10 states where real estate investment is cheap

Saving your money is smart. Investing your money is even smarter. Yet nowadays, the options for investing your hard-earned dollars are a dime a dozen. From stocks to bonds to mutual funds and back again, deciding on which investment choice is best for you can be difficult. More recently, real estate has become another popular option for those looking to turn a profit. Financial experts generally consider real estate investing a more high-risk/high-reward alternative to the traditional securities out there.  Real estate investments are typically much more speculative, require more specialized knowledge, and offer bigger rewards than traditional stocks and bonds. While typically not recommended for…
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How to Track Your Expenses When Flipping a Home

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Costs can add up fast when flipping a home for a profit. Keep track of all your expenses with these tips to preserve your profit.

For motivated individuals, fixing and flipping houses provides a unique opportunity to transform an outdated home into a money-making venture. However, making money flipping houses is no easy undertaking. In most cases you’ll find yourself fighting a tight schedule and even tighter budget that demands speedy turnaround.  There’s a reason it’s called flipping. You can reduce some stress, of course, with assistance from private money lenders in California, Texas, or New York.  However, you still need to stay on top of your timetable in order to earn the greatest profit. In addition, you have to do all you can to avoid going over-budget. This can…
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The Most Common Uses for Hard Money Loans

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If you want to make some money in the real estate market but don't have the credit score to secure a loan, then you should turn to a hard money lender.

With the real estate market improving by leaps and bounds of late, it’s not very surprising that real estate investors are keen to get back in on the action. Prices are on the rise, which means savvy investors can find ways to buy low, sell high, and earn a tidy profit along the way. Of course, just because investment opportunities are abundant doesn’t mean that financing for such undertakings is readily available. At the moment, it’s still pretty difficult to secure home loans with bad credit. Whereas traditional lenders were handing out loans with no money down like candy before the financial collapse that sparked…
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How to Overcome Common House Flipping Issues

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House flipping may seem like an easy way to get rich fast, but there are many factors that can throw your plans into chaos.

Flipping homes is big business in America and can be fairly rewarding when done correctly. A lot of people jump into the industry without knowing much about the technicalities, however. Magazines and shows make house flipping seem rather easy, but there’s much more to flipping houses than simply buying and selling. And unless you’re rich, you’re going to need loans to help fund your flipping venture. Some people have had financial issues in the past, so naturally they are worried about being able to obtain home loans with bad credit. Today, you can find a lot of bad credit mortgage options, making buying a home with…
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Now Is The Time To Buy A Home!

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buy a home at low prices using hard money loan

This is a line many real estate agents and loan officers have used to try to get prospects to buy a home. Sometimes it was true, sometimes not. So why am I saying it is true now? According to the California Association of Realtors , in the 2nd quarter of 2006, only 26% of Californians could afford an entry level home. As prices dropped, the number of people who could afford to buy a home increased. Now, with prices as low as they are, home affordability is at the highest point in many years. In fact, in Sonoma County, with the median home price at $274,860…
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Why Buy During the Winter?

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Many people do not shop for houses during the winter because they have other things to do or because they don’t want to deal with bad weather while looking at houses. While this is understandable, it may cost you money if you fall into this category. Why? As we all know, prices are determined by the market. When there are more buyers, prices will tend to be higher. Conversely, when there are less buyers, prices tend to be lower. If you think about it, it makes sense that if no one else is competing with you for a house, you are more likely to get…
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Loans for Foreign Nationals?

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We have been asked several times recently if we could do loans for foreign nationals. For some reason, this seems to be a hot topic. It is probably due to the lack of financing available for deals that fall outside the box that the bank loans must fit into. Combine that with the fact that there are a lot of people who have money and want to invest in real estate when it is at or near the bottom of the market and you have a need for things like this. Now to answer the question, yes, we can do loans for foreign nationals as…
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